When Dawn Arrives

[Verse 1]

He hums tonight through his streets

My unlatched window the tune repeats

The kerb-crawling car winds down to a stop

A few seconds mumble then whisks him off

[Chorus]

Sick and tired of abuse

Controlled signs of hysteria

But like when dawn arrives

He remembers his leisure

[Verse 2]

He runs tonight through his block

A crack in the curtain is unlocked

No meeting with a mother or greeting a friend

A sharp-looking boot-jack with some time to spend

[Chorus]

Sick and tired of abuse

Controlled signs of hysteria

But like when dawn arrives

He remembers his leisure

[Bridge]

He cries tonight

Through his manner

I can see his conscience

Get the better

From a doorway stepped in

Shadowed leather

Exchanging handshakes for money

And pleasure

[Verse 3]

He crawls tonight through his scum

From my dirty window his body's numb

Beneath the street-lamp tilts shoulders bent

Then meets his pick-up who pays his rent

[Outro]

Sick and tired of abuse

Controlled signs of hysteria

But like when dawn arrives

He remembers his leisure

His pleasure